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Angling records in the United Kingdom

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Angling records in the United Kingdom
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This is an impartial (not implicitly biased to a single governing body, the BRFC) and comprehensive record list of 313 British record freshwater fish, past and present, involving 60 species/sub-species of fish caught using the traditional angling method of rod and line. Records include the angler, species, weight, date, venue, also referenced with a recognizable publication. The list is intended to include all categories of fish caught by anglers, that enter freshwater including (coarse and game fish) and some migratory sea fish. The time since last record fish was caught is 292 days.

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Current records supported by photographic evidence

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Current records not supported by any photographic evidence

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Record endangered species

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Record ornamental sub-species

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Record non-indigenous (invasive) species

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Historical records

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Ambiguous record claims (no venue given / not accepted / expunged)

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There have been many ambiguous record claims over the years. Here are a few of those that never made the record list:

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Video footage of chub and carp records

Non-indigenous (invasive) alien species

These fish are classed as a significant risk to our native species and if caught must be removed immediately to protect the wider environment and should be reported to the Environment Agency (EA). Anyone found introducing non indigenous (invasive) species to any external body of UK water will be breaching the Import of Live Fish (England and Wales) Act 1980 and will be prosecuted. The fish in question include: black bullhead catfish (Ameiurus melas), doctor fish (Garra rufa), fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas),[235] largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii), sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus), topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva), sunbleak (Leucaspius delineatus),[235] and walleye (Sander vitreus).[citation needed]

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